The Cook's Book: Recipes for Keeps & Essential Techniques to Master Everyday Cooking

by Bri McKoy

Overview

Helping everyday home cooks master the art of cooking with joy and confidence

Tired of food blogs and cookbooks that look impressive but lack practicality? Find yourself Googling to figure things out while cooking? Could you pull a meal together with only the ingredients you have on hand?

Introducing The Cook's Book, your guide to mastering cooking with joy and confidence.

More than just a collection of recipes, The Cook's Book is your ultimate kitchen companion. Filled with engaging lessons, techniques, and strategies—as well as delicious go-to recipes, food and wine pairings, and a beginner bar cart guide—this resource teaches you what you need to know to create and share great food with the people you love every day.

Learn how to:
● add flavor to any dish
● stock your pantry
● care for your knives
● make sauces and soups from scratch
● cook flavorful, juicy meats
● pick the perfect side dish
● stock a basic bar cart

Plus . . .
● go-to recipes
● must-have kitchen tools
● flavor layering techniques
● delicious food and wine pairings
● sensible solutions to common problems

Perfect for graduates, newlyweds, new homeowners, and new parents, The Cook's Book is everything you wish your mother had taught you (if she hadn't also been brought up in a time of pricey packaged convenience foods and too-busy schedules). Strap on an apron and get ready for flavorful meals with fabulous company.

"An excellent resource that budding home cooks will turn to time and again."—Publishers Weekly starred review

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800742942
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/29/2023
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	245,911
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Bri McKoy is an accidental home cook, the author of Come & Eat, and a lover of gathering people around her everyday table. She is the creator of The Everyday Kitchen Masterclass, a five-week online course that teaches people how to become more confident home cooks. Find stories and recipes on her food blog at OurSavoryLife.com or watch her videos with recipe tips and tricks and read her reflections on Instagram @brimckoy.

Editorial Reviews

★ 07/17/2023

“I want to give you the recipes and skills you need in the kitchen in order to bring more people to your table–and to do it with confidence and joy,” writes Our Savory Life blogger McKoy (Come and Eat) in this indispensable guide to kitchen fundamentals. She shares detailed introductions to essential cooking tools, differentiating the pros and cons of common cookware (nonstick pans are easier to clean, but they don’t sear meat as well as stainless steel), and offers a handy checklist of staple ingredients, including baking powder and olive oil. In a conversational tone, she breaks down common techniques into easy-to-follow lessons that are paired with classic recipes: after learning how to deglaze sauté pans and thicken sauces, for example, readers will be well on their way to recreating McKoy’s extra-creamy chicken piccata. A crash course in common spices and herbs leads into McKoy showing how to pack flavor into dishes including Thai basil stir-fry and tamale casserole. Equally accessible are sections devoted to food and wine–pairing tips (fruity rosés work well with earthy and savory foods, such as mascarpone-stuffed mushrooms) and bar cart basics. The result is an excellent resource that budding home cooks will turn to time and again. Agent: Lisa Jackson, Alive Literary. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly